HAVE YOU SEEN DISNEY’S NEWEST ANIMATED MOVIE, MOANA?

If you liked the movie, you will love our new Voyaging Tour! This fun, self-guided tour is perfect for families. Learn about the peoples of the Pacific and imagine what it must’ve been like to sail across Oceania in a canoe. See how lava formed the Hawaiian Islands, and learn about the science of wayfinding.

JOURNEY WITH WAYFINDERS

Voyage with the Polynesian sailing vessel Hōkūleʻa and learn how wayfinders use the stars to guide their journeys across the Pacific in this special 30-minute Planetarium presentation. 11:30 a.m. daily.

SEE MĀNAIAKALANI, MĀUI’S FISHHOOK

Visit Hawaiian Hall to see the legendary Mānaiakalani, the fishhook of Māui. Families shouldn’t miss the Hawaiian Hall resource center, where visitors can learn how to pound poi and try their hand at making kapa and weaving mats.

EXPLORE OCEANIA AND THE PEOPLES OF THE PACIFIC

In Pacific Hall, learn about the many cultures of the Pacific. Dress up in replicas of traditional clothing, build a canoe, and learn more about wayfinding.

EXPERIENCE THE DAILY LAVA SHOW

Touch real lava rocks, learn about volcanoes, and see molten lava being poured out of our 2500° furnace. This 25-minute show occurs daily at 12 noon and 2:30 p.m.

BONUS FUN! BUILD A DIGITAL MODEL OF THE HŌKŪLEʻA

The voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa is currently on a voyage around the world. See a model of the Hōkūleʻa in the Hawaiian Hall Atrium and build a digital model after your visit to our Online Learning Center, www.BishopMuseumEducation.org.

To complete your visit, be sure to stop in the Bishop Museum Cafe by Highway Inn for delicious Hawaiian food, and purchase an outrigger canoe kit from Shop Pacifica.